Show FEDERAL HELP S STRENGTHENS Much More Mora Accomplished for Country Than Simply Pr Provide Funds for Construction Prepared by bl the United Department of Agriculture Federal aid old has hns acne a great grent deal more for the country than simply to provide funds for road rond construction according to the bureau of public roads of Jt the United States Department of ot Agriculture One of ot the most far- far reaching results has been its influence In placing the greater part of ot the highway highway highway high high- way work of the country In the hands of ot experienced engineers of state highway highway high high- i way departments I In 1915 prior to the federal-aid federal act 70 per cent of the road rond work was done by agencies other than state highway highway highway high high- way departments most of It b by county officials Such bound a system was to tobe tobe be wasteful Overhead costs were ere high engineers were not always 35 employed em- em era era- plo ed systems ms to serve the best In Interests Interests Interests In- In of the state as a whole were not developed eloped and t the opportunities for corruption were greater greuter With the passage of the federal aid act of 1910 1916 and the insistence of the theA 2 71 Y y f Wi f f. f j. j jo i f v w o- o y f t X 7 t i S oo o v J t A Modern Implement for Smoothing Dirt Roads government upon the construction of ot federal-aid federal roads under the supervision of state departments existing state highway departments were enlarged and strengthened and In 17 states a adequate equate departments have been cren- cren ted where there had been none or the I existing One ne was not properly equipped to perform necessary functions With adequate departments the work has been shifted to their control until at the present time Ume they supervise more than 60 CO per cent of ot the road work This assures to the taxpayer the services of engineers trained in lu inroad inroad road work a centralized authority responsible re te- responsible re- re for the expenditure iture of funds and a n sighted far plan of development and financing I |